Exciting Finishes Define IFL's Second Weekend
March 8, 2010 - Indoor Football League (IFL) News Release
Richmond, VA: Week Two of the Indoor Football League schedule delivered the highest quality of indoor football in America. The action picked up as five games were played on Friday and Saturday night, highlighted by the IFL Game of the Week between the Sioux Falls Storm and Omaha Beef. Two addition games are scheduled for this evening.
The second weekend of IFL football kicked off Friday evening as the defending United Bowl Champion Billings Outlaws were on the road against the Colorado Ice. The Outlaws jumped out to a 19-0 in the first half and road that momentum to a 47-39 victory over the host Ice. QB Chris Dixon lead the Billings attack accounting for 5TD's (3 Passing, 2 Rushing). The Ice leaned on a powerful rushing game in the wake of an injury to starting QB Oliver Bozeman. RB Bobby Purify gained 89 yards on 15 attempts with 3 TD's. Next the Outlaws will host the Tri-Cities Fever on March 14th while the Ice will travel to face the Wichita Wild on March 20th.
The West Texas Roughnecks snapped a four game losing streak against the host Abilene Ruff Riders 36-33 in an exciting Lonestar West Division showdown. The Ruff Riders went into halftime with a 30-13 lead but the Roughnecks countered with an impressive second half rally for the victory. The turning point in the game came with 1:52 left in the 4th quarter as Abilene was lining up for a field to extend it's 33-29 lead. The Roughnecks burst through the line and blocked the attempt which was then recovered by LB Eric Henri in the end zone to put the Roughnecks ahead for good. The Roughnecks will host the Amarillo Venom March 13th and the Ruff Riders will host the San Angelo Stampede Express March 20th.
The expansion Richmond Revolution stormed on to the IFL scene with a 49-37 victory over the Bloomington Extreme. QB Bryan Randall turned in a strong performance going 13-23 for 240 yards and 7 TD's. Next week on March 13th, the Revolution will host the Chicago Slaughter and the Extreme will host the Green Bay Blizzard.
The Green Bay Blizzard earned a road victory over the Sioux City Bandits Saturday night 69-61. Blizzard QB Jake Phillips carved through the Bandits secondary completing 16-22 passes for 241 yards and 8 TD's. The Blizzard jumped out to an early lead only to see the Bandits fight back to challenge for the win in the winding seconds. Week One Offensive Player of the Week QB James McNear directed the Bandits comeback accounting for 8 TD's (5 Passing, 3 Rushing) while eventually coming up short. On March 13th both teams will be on the road as the Blizzard will travel to face the Bloomington Extreme and the Bandits will travel to take on the Omaha Beef.
The IFL Game of the Week featured the Sioux Falls Storm defeating the host Omaha Beef 54-47 in a Central West Division contest. The game did not disappoint as the teams battled up and down the field for all 4 quarters. The Storm were lead to victory by QB Terrance Bryant who completed 24-33 passes for 231 yards and 2 TD's while adding another score on the ground. The Beef battled valiantly but could not answer the Storm's attack. Both teams will be back in action on March 13th as the Beef host the Sioux City Bandits and the Storm travel to take on the Wichita Wild.
Two Pacific North Division showdowns remain on the IFL schedule for Week Two. Tonight the Kent Predators travel to Anchorage to take on the Alaska Wild. Both teams are looking to get in the win column after defeats to division rivals last week. The Tri-Cities Fever will make their IFL debut as they travel to take on the Fairbanks Grizzlies tonight. The Grizzlies were victorious in Week One after defeating state rival Alaska Wild.
IFL Players of the Week will be announced on Wednesday. Week Three of the IFL schedule will begin Friday March 12th with a pair of league games.
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